State Issues

CFIC is your voice in Raleigh and Columbia. CFIC aggressively promotes and protects the legislative and regulatory interests of the retail food industry on issues such as alcohol, food safety, labor, loss prevention, SNAP, taxes, tobacco, tort reform, transportation, WIC, and workers’ compensation, just to name a few. CFIC’s government relations teams work with legislators and their staff, other advocacy groups and state regulators to find practical solutions for issues affecting the grocery industry.

CFIC organizes grassroots lobbying and works to ensure passage of positive legislation and the defeat of laws that impede retail store operations. Not only that, CFIC strives to keep members informed in a way that is understandable, timely and useful.

North Carolina

The North Carolina House and Senate convene for the 2018 Short Session on May 16, 2018. North Carolina has no statutory session limits but the General Assembly always sets a goal of adjourning around the beginning of North Carolina’s Fiscal Year on July 1. Upon adjournment, House and Senate members will return to their districts for the interim returning to their districts to seek reelection in November.

South Carolina

The South Carolina House and Senate convened for the 2018 Session on January 9, 2018. South Carolina’s statehouse adjourns “Sine Die” on May 10. House and Senate members will then return to their districts for the interim returning to their districts to seek reelection in November.

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